Project Grant 90XN0171

This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) will support the development and implementation of a professional development framework for school administrators and teachers. The framework aims to build...

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will use a $164,792 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to continue and expand an Umatilla language immersion preschool program and develop curriculum and teaching materials. The program aims to revitalize the critically endangered Umatilla language, of which only three fluent speakers remain. Services include a four-hour preschool with 50%...

The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct the "Koo At Latouwx Has Naxsatee, Let Them Be Teachers" project from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The primary goal of the project is to increase the Tlingit language proficiency of 10 Tlingit language teachers through 116 total...

This $200,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program (CFDA 45.149) will support The Language Conservancy, Inc. in developing the first comprehensive online Arizona Apache Dictionary. Over the one-year period from October 1, 2021 to September 1, 2022, the grant will fund retention of seven staff members and hiring of seven contract personnel from the Arizona Apache community. Key activities include...

The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point (Sipayik) received a $668,073 Project Grant award on July 1, 2025, from the Administration for Native Americans under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to implement a three-year Language and Cultural Revitalization Initiative. The initiative establishes an immersion education model at the Sipayik Museum and Youth Center, delivering structured language instruction to approximately 100 children (ages 18 months to 12 years) and 100 adults, each...

This Project Grant award of $4,420,707 from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) supports the Douglas Indian Association's SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS HAA TUNDAANI HAA YATX'I TOOWU YEI KGWATEE, OUR WAY OF THINKING WILL BE OUR CHILDREN'S SPIRITS program. The award period is from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The program recognizes the unique educational needs of Alaska Native...

MELE: Indigenous Methodology for STEM and Language Education Kahuli LEO LE A, a minority-owned Native Hawaiian nonprofit organization, received a $627,837 Project Grant from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Native Hawaiian Education Program (CFDA 84.362) on August 1, 2025, with a performance period through July 31, 2026. The award funds the development and documentation of educational resources centered on Hawaiian linguistic and cultural heritage, specifically focusing...

The Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,126,000.00 Project Grant to 'Aha Punana Leo, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215). This grant aims to increase the organizational capacity of 'Aha Punana Leo through leadership...

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032). The grant will fund the Ojibwe Language Education and Apprenticeship Project to preserve the Ojibwe language and cultural practices. KBIC will train and mentor a tribal member to become a fluent Ojibwe language instructor through an apprenticeship with their current...

Grant Award Summary: E Ho'a I Ke Ala - To Light the Path Papahana Kuaola received a $1,776,536 Project Grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to implement a 36-month Hawaiian language revitalization initiative beginning July 1, 2025. The project, titled "E Ho'a I Ke Ala - To Light the Path," develops and delivers multi-sensory Hawaiian language learning resources and instruction designed to serve 130 participants....